The last few months have been hectic for the Tigers. After all, they have not only played Australia and South Africa on the trot, they also had to compete in the Bangladesh Premier League. After the BPL’s conclusion, some of the senior members of the squad had to play in the National Cricket League in order to stay in touch with the game and impress the selectors for a berth in the final squad.

That’s not where it ended, however, as right after the NCL’s conclusion, the players were asked to join a training camp that has begun from Wednesday. While almost every player is expected to be present from the very first day, Tamim Iqbal—and Mashrafe Mortaza—might not be able to take part in the initial stages.

For Tamim Iqbal, the situation is unfortunate as he is now in Mumbai getting a hair transplant treatment that is supposedly taking longer than the left-handed batsman had expected. In a regretful tone, he confessed that he would not have gone for the treatment now had he known of the repercussions beforehand.

“The doctors [in Mumbai] told me that it would take around 10 days for me to get back to practicing,” Tamim was quoted saying by Kaler Kontho.

“However, now I think that it is going to take a few more days—and there is not much time left for the tri-nation series to begin.

“If I knew that this would take so long, I would never have opted for this [hair transplant] right now.”

After a hair transplant treatment, the body begins to gain water. As a result, Tamim Iqbal has added 4 kilos to his weight. He is, however, confident that he will be back soon because the senior doctor of BCB has affirmed him as such.

“[Senior doctor of BCB] Debashish da (elder brother) has told me that the problem will be solved within the 1^st of January and it is not a concern even if it takes a few more days [to recuperate], I can prepare myself with practice. And we have all played a lot of cricket anyways."